Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Gene Chizik wins Paul 'Bear' Bryant Award, his third national coach of the year honor

Auburn coach Gene Chizik won the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award as national coach of the year, the third such honor he's received this season.

Chizik, who led the Tigers to a 14-0 record and their their first national championship since 1957, was given the honor during the 25th annual Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston on Tuesday night.

"You work so hard and you're so demanding on yourself, it's really hard to grasp everything until there's a month or two that passes," he told the Associated Press. "You really don't have time to sit back. A month or two later when it really slows down and you get a chance to back off is when you really realize it."

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